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On last weekend’s Super Sunday, several Mardi Gras Indian tribes paraded through the streets of Mid City in an unparalleled show of color, craftsmanship, and splendor. Gathering at Bayou St John, the Mardi Gras Indians, resplendent in plumes, feathers, sequins, and beads in suits that can take up to a year to complete, and accompanied by a Bone Gang, a sprinkling of Baby Dolls, and assorted second line musicians with fans in tow, strutted down Orleans Ave to St Bernard and to Claiborne Ave. The traditions of Mardi Gras Indians and their homage to Native Americans are long, at least two centuries old by some accounts, and varied, evolving over time from gang rivalry where warring tribes often engaged in violence, to today’s Indians vying for bragging rights to be called “the prettiest.” Witnessing the spectacle of Mardi Gras Indians is but one of the events that abound throughout our historic neighborhoods and one that separates this city from anywhere else. As one of the revelers said, “Only in New Orleans…”

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Posted by:Carol-Jean Dixon